Coloring your hair to better match your beard

I have short hair that has turned a dull gray in the past few years. My short beard is actually a very attractive color of white and gray. I have tried the gray-enhancing shampoos and rinses to get my hair to more closely match my white beard but with no luck. How can I color my hair white to better match my beard?

It sounds like you have salt-and- pepper hair and beard, with your head more peppery and your beard saltier. I have salt-and-pepper gray hair, too. When I was young, my hair was a fine mix of red, very dark brown and blond. The dark hair stayed dark as I got older, but the red and blond went white. It’s literally black and white, with the hairs so thoroughly mid up that it’s virtually impossible to alter it without its looking fake, like a punk skunk. You might be able to improve the tone of your gray hair by using Clairol’s Shimmer Lights shampoo and conditioner. My bottle-blond wife turned me on to this product, which fights yellowy gray by imparting a silvering blue tone. You could go white on top by bleaching your hair, but to do this properly you’d need professional help; if it’s not done right, you could wind up looking like Christopher Walken on a bad-hair day.

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